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EU nationals risks losing residency rights in Scotland

Around 160,000 EU nationals living in Scotland could lose their residency rights if Scotland is no longer part of the EU, reports The Scotsman. “If Scotland was outside ­Europe, they would lose the right to stay here," said Scotland's deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon. Scotland's independence referendum is in September.

Britain wants to negotiate with Brussels the end date of the Brexit transition period - without saying what their preferred end date would be. The UK's position paper disagrees with the EU on other key points too.